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Neferti
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by Neferti » Wed Mar 02, 2016 3:32 pm
Thankfully, I don't have to choose between Trump and Clinton.
Some of my American pals are leaning towards Trump and wondering whether "I" might be "embarrassed" IF he became Prez.
IS it all about what the rest of the REAL (entire) WORLD (not just the USofA) thinks?
I mentioned the "invasion" of "migrants" into Europe and got the reply that "it probably affects you more than us in the US" .... Huh? I am in AUSTRALIA .... that is A.U.S.T.R.A.L.I.A. not AUSTRIA. I can't believe how absolutely DUMB some so-called intelligent Americans are.
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skippy
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by skippy » Thu Mar 03, 2016 6:05 pm
The USA voters elected George dubbya.... Twice( well at least once given his first victory was somewhat disputable) so it would not surprise in the least if Trump becomes President, scary as that is for the rest of us.
Although I think sanity will prevail in the end and Hilary will sneak in( if electing her is any more sane that electing him).
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AiA in Atlanta
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by AiA in Atlanta » Sat Mar 05, 2016 7:32 am
Trump would be an embarrassing one-term president who would collapse the GOP and all their affiliates. For that reason alone I hope he wins.
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by Super Nova » Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:53 am
Looks like it is Hilary all the way then, what a gift trump is.
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skippy
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by skippy » Sun Mar 06, 2016 7:05 am
Super Nova wrote:Looks like it is Hilary all the way then, what a gift trump is.
We're getting stories here where even members of the Republican Party won't vote for Trump and senior party members are openly ridiculing him in the press and saying they would rather vote for Clinton or even Sanders.
I wonder how well he takes defeat?
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AiA in Atlanta
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by AiA in Atlanta » Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:49 pm
it ain't over for Trump yet. if he makes it to the convention with the most delegates and the GOP manages to take the nomination away from him it will mean civil war for the Republicans.
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Neferti
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by Neferti » Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:53 pm
How to the Americans cope with all this political bullshit for so long, or do they just tune out and not watch TV?
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Rorschach
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by Rorschach » Tue Mar 08, 2016 4:58 pm
maybe compulsory voting over there would help make a difference
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Neferti
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by Neferti » Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:06 pm
Rorschach wrote:maybe compulsory voting over there would help make a difference
I doubt it. It's their "system" of selecting the eventual candidates and the length of time that takes.
Do you know how many (percentage) actually turn up to vote for the President? I know it is fairly low. Even with compulsory voting here we still don't get 100% voting.
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AiA in Atlanta
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by AiA in Atlanta » Tue Mar 08, 2016 11:27 pm
Rorschach wrote:maybe compulsory voting over there would help make a difference
it would change the political landscape drastically in favor of the Democrats which is why the Republicans spend so much energy on voting suppression measures disguised as something else ...
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